Coin-delivery apparatus



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E. J. BRANDT. 00m DELIVERY APPARATUS.

z l/lld UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE- EDWARD J. BRANDT, or WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN.

COIN-DELIVERY APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,329, dated July 9, 1895.

Application filed October 29,1394.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Watertown, in the county of Jeiferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Coin-Delivery Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof. I

My invention has for its main object to minimize friction in that class of coin-delivery apparatus employed in banks, stores,"and

subsequently claimed.

other places of business to facilitate payments or the making of change; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts hereinafter specified with reference to the accompanying drawings and constitutes part of my invention; Fig. 5, an

elevation of a portion of saidcoin-holder; and Fig. 6, a detail elevation, partly in section, illustrating a finger-bar-actnatin g mechanism thatmay be employed as part of the aforesaid apparatus.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents a casing made from metal or other suitable material and divided by a vertical partition B into two compartments. The top D of the forward compartment of the casing" is provided with a series of openings for the engagement of a corresponding series of coinholders E, and the upper ends of these holders may be concealed bya cover F, hinged to said casing.

Each coin-holder is preferably of the construction best illustrated in Fig. t-that is to say, it has the form of a tube cutaway throughout its length to present an opening of less width than its diameter, the upper end of said holder beingclosed by plate b, and the lower end provided with front notches c, a rear notch d, andinverted cone-shaped interior lugs e, the

large extremities of these lugs being in opposition to the contents of said holder. The

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diameter of each holder E corresponds to that of a coin of certain denomination, and the longitudinal opening in said holder being of less width than this diameter the coins have to be slanted as. shown in full lines, Fig. 5, in order to pass said opening when the holder is being filled. A holder being brought to vertical position the coins therein assume a horizontal position and are kept from falling out at the lower end by the lugs e above specified.

For purposes hereinafter set forth, I prefer to surmount the coin in each holder with a follower G of any suitable material. The follower is considerably thicker than individual coin in the holder, and therefore it must be positioned in said holder before the upper end of the latter is closed by the plate b set forth in the foregoing.

The lugs e on each coin-holder engage corresponding perforations in a plate H in the casing, to thereby center said holder, the latter and bottom coin therein seating on said plate. This supporting-plate is provided with an opening f adjacent to each coinholder, when the latter is in place and the coin in the holder overlaps said opening, the diameter of the latter being sufficient to permit passage of said coin under the circumstances hereinafter specified. A slot 9 radiates fromeach of the openings f and registers with the'rear notch d in the corresponding coin-holder, this notch and the front notches o of said holder being of a depth equal to or a little greater than that of an adjacent coin.

- Tr'unnioned in bearings depending from the topportion D of the casing in rear of each coin-holder is a vertical arm J, and, as best illustrated inFig. 1, I may provide the trunnion-head of the arm with a shank K, in which case I pivotally connect theshank with a shackle h at the upper end of a link-rod L that is joined in any suitable manner to a crank M, the latter rocking in the partition B and one of the casing-walls. As a'matterof convenience I show a disk N fast on the inner end of the crank M, a socket P wristed to the ICO gage the throw of the arm .1, it being under stood that said link-rod is screw-threaded in the shackle it above specified.

As shown in Fig. 6, I may do away with the aforesaid link and shank mechanism and provide the disk N with a cam-shoulderj in working contact with the trunnioned arm, or various means may be devised to actuate said arm coincident with a movement of its relative crank.

Connected to the lower end of the arm J, by means of a rnle'joint, is an angular finger O, the upturned ends of which come within one of the plate-slots g, the point of the finger being normally within the rear notch d of a coin-holder. The finger O is balanced and kept in working position by means of a spring m, as shown in Figs. 1 and-6, or the weight shown by dotted lines in the latter figure may be substituted for the spring. To prevent lift of its point I provide the finger with lateral stops n, that impinge against the under side of the plate H, and said fingeris so balanced that there is the least possible friction of the stops on said plate. It is also to be observed that the upturned ends of the finger do not come in contact with the boundaries of the plate-slot within which they Work. From the foregoing description it will be understood that each time a finger O is moved forward the bottom coin in a corresponding holder will be pushed out to fall through an adjacent opening gin the plate H, and the yield of said finger compensates for friction engendered in the operation.

Each of the cranks M is shown as provided with a counterweight Q, that operates to antomatically return said crank to normal position after an operation necessary to effect an oscillation of thecorrespouding arm hereinbefore set forth; but springs or various other means may be utilized for the same purpose. The main portions of the cranks are in the rear compartment of the casing and each crank is opposed by a lug 19, depending from one of a series of loose fiat bars R, laid edgewise side by side in successive order, intermediate of blocks '1", attached to the partition B and rear wall of said casing. Each of the bars R has one or a plurality of depending lugs, and consequently a downward movement of any bar will cause an operation of one or more cranks, thereby actuating a corresponding number of the above-described arms. When in link connection with the cranks the arms J are moved in both directions of their throw incidental to the operation of said cranks; but if the cam-disks shown in Fig. 6 be employed to effect forward throw of said arms some auxiliary means must be provided to effect an automatic reverse throw, and it is possible to employ springs for this purpose. Extending upward from each of the bars is a fin s, in rigid connection with a push-rod S, and a collar 25 on this rod abuts a spiral spring 11., seated on a horizontal partition c, in the rear compartment of the casing. The push rods extend through the top of the rear compartment of the casing-and are limited as to upward movement by their collars 15' coming to rest against the under side of said top, this movement being'automatic as a result of expansion on the part of the springs surrounding said rods. Each push-rod is preferably surmounted by a button indexed to show the value of a coin or combination of coins that maybe delivered coincident to a depression of said rod.

As a means of determining when a coinholder is empty, or nearly so, I employ a trip T, having a preponderance of weight at its lower end, its upper end being engaged with a slot to in casing-top D, and a like slot in the hinged cover F, if the latter be utilized.

In practice the lower end of the trip is in contact with the contents of the holder, and

the position of the upper end of said trip in the I slot or slots w indicates that said holder is supplied. However, if the contents of the holder are exhausted to that extent that they drop below the trip, the latter will automatically rock on its pivot and therebychange position in the aforesaid slot, thus indicating to the operator that said holder needs filling.

Inasmuch as the follower G will come in the path of the finger P when the contents of a coin-holder are exhausted to thereby prevent operation of the mechanism controlling said finger, it is desirable that the trip he so proportioned and arranged as to swing on its pivot before all the coins in said holder are discharged, thus giving the operator a margin of a few coins before it is necessary to refill the aforesaid holder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A coin-delivery apparatus embodying a series of coin-holders each in the form of a tube having front and rear notches at its lower end, a supporting plate provided with openings partlyin register with the lower ends of the coin-holders and slots radiating from these openings parallel to the rear notches in said coin-holders; an arm oscillative in rear of each coin-holder, a balanced coin-expelling finger connected to the arm to work in a plateslot and corresponding rear notch of the adjacent coin-holder, and suitable means for operating said arm.

2. A coin-delivery apparatus embodying a series of coin-holders each in the form of a tube having front and rear notches at its lower end and provided with depending interior lugs, a supporting plate provided with perforations for engagement of the coin-holder lugs, openings partly in register with the lower ends of these holders and slots radiating from the openings parallel to the rear notches in said holders, an arm oscillative in rear of each coin-holder, a balanced coin-expelling finger connected to the arm to work in a plate-slot tive in rear of each coin-holder, a balanced coin-expelling finger connected to the arm to work in a plate-slot and corresponding rear notch of the adjacent coin' holder, and suitable means for actuating said arm.

4. A coin-delivery apparatus embodying a series of coin-holders each in the form of a tube closed at its upper end, cutaway throughout its length to present an opening of less width than its diameter, and provided at its lower end with front and rear notches, a follower arranged in each coin-holder, a pivotal indicating trip arranged to bear against the contents of the coin-holder and automatically swing on its pivot the instant the follower passes a predetermined point in its descent, a supporting plate provided with openings partly in register with the lower ends of the coin holders and slots radiating from these openings parallel to the rear notches in said coin-holders, an-arm oscillative in rear of each coin-holder, a balanced coin-expelling finger connected to the'arm to work in a plate-slot and corresponding-rear notch of the adjacent coin-holder, and suitable means for actuating said arm.

5. A coin-delivery apparatus embodying a series of coin-holders in vertical arrangement and having their lower ends provided with.

front and rear notches, a supporting plate having openings partly in register with the notched ends of the coin-holders and slots radiating from these openings parallel to the rear notches in said coin-holders, trunnioned arms in rear of these coin-holders, balanced angular fingers connected to the lower ends of the armsto work in the plate-slots and rear notches of the aforesaid coin-holders, lateral stops on the fingers beneath said supporting plate, crank-controlled operating devices for the arms, loose bars having depending lugs opposing the cranks and spring-controlled push-rods joined to the bars.

6. A coin-delivery apparatus embodying a series of coin-holders in vertical arrangement and having their lower ends provided with front and rear notches, a supporting plate having openings partly in register with the notched ends of the coin-holders and slots radiating from these openings parallel to the rear notches of said coin-holders,-trunnioned arms in rear of these coin-holders, shanks extending from the arms, shackles connected to the shanks, cranks carrying disks, sockets wristed to the disks, link-rods in adjustable connection with the shackles and sockets, suitable means for actuating the shanks, balanced angular fingers connected to the lower ends of said arms to vwork in the plate-slots and rear notches'of the aforesaid coin-holders, and lateral stops on the fingers beneath said sup porting. plate. r

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, in the presence oftwo witnesses.

' EDWARD J. BRANDT. Witnesses:

F. W. GAMM, v 7 G. A. STALLMAN. 

